Effectiveness of Gluteal Muscle Strengthening on Flat Foot

Abstract

Objectives:To compare the effect of gluteal muscle strengthening along with conventional exercises versus conventional exercises alone on flat foot.Method: An experimental study conducted at Physiotherapy Department of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad. A total of 52 subjects were equally divided into two groups using convenient sampling with random allocation (Groups A and B). Baseline treatment was given to both groups (intrinsic muscle strengthening). Group A was given intrinsic muscle strengthening alone while Group B was given gluteal muscle strengthening along with intrinsic muscle strengthening.Result: Statistical analysis was performed using paired t-test and unpaired t-test. In pre-intervention there was no statistically significant difference seen with p values for the navicular drop was 0.3563 and for Ink test was 0.7342. While on comparing the post-interventional values, the results between the two groups using paired t-test revealed that there was extremely significant difference seen with p-value for the navicular drop was <0.0001 and for Ink test was <0.0001. Conclusion:From the study, it can be concluded that there was a significant effect of gluteal muscle strengthening on the flat foot.

Effect of Short Foot Exercises on Patients with Flexible Flat Foot: A Pre-Post Experimental Study

“…Hence the previous article on effectiveness of gluteal muscle strengthening on flat feet proves that strengthening of intrinsic muscle helps in improving flat foot. 8 Flexible flatfeet may relate to secondary injuries like ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis also deformities include hallux valgus. 9 The flat feet deformity was induced when the medial longitudinal arch had decreased because the arch cannot maintain and caused excessively pronated feet compared to normal feet and weight bearing was shifted inward to compress medial longitudinal arch.…”